After having mixed outcomes from various join-in Phuket fishing trips taken in the past year and then experiencing an excellent outing on another private booking from a different tour operator, I wasn’t sure what to expect as we steamed out from Chalong pier towards the Racha Islands.  Boy, were we pleasantly surprised when this outstanding full day of fishing with Beluga Fishing Tours exceeded all expectations!

I don’t know what could’ve made this reasonably priced private charter any better (other than maybe getting it for free, along with dancing girls?  LOL!), as all aspects of what makes for an enjoyable, hassle-free trip were easily met.  Pre-arranged hotel pickup was on time; personal attention from the boat crew (of course there were only 2 of us that day); conscientious, hard-working skipper & guide who put us right in the midst of school after school of tuna; delicious lunch prepared onboard; and timely return to port as the sea kicked up in the mid-afternoon.

We must’ve had 2½ to 3 hours of nonstop action as we were pulling in fish left & right, often with doubles and triples on the line – and twice nailed quads!  At day’s end our final count totaled 46 tunas, including skipjacks, blackfins and yellowfins.  Thank you, Capt. Alexei for delivering a fun, memorable adventure!

I’ve fished everywhere from cabo to phuket and I’d be happy woth this boat and crew any day of the week. communication was top notch prior to and after booking. Anytime a boat I choose has multiple trip options, I ask what is recommended. In this case, I was told we could play it by ear and make a choice based on current fishing, weather and instinct. I forget the name of the trip but they were all within 100 usd range so I didn’t pay too much attention to it. We caught a few tiny tuna, a barracuda, a beautiful sailfish and a nice wahoo. The boat is huge, the gear is solid, captain and mate were top notch. They even prepared a lunch on the boat that I would have been happy to receive in any restaurant. I will definitely return on my next trip to phuket

We had no complaints about the crew, or the food we were served. The only complaints my buddy and i had was that on a very nice day where we were fishing for 9 hours the only thing we brought home were sunburns. Didnt catch a single fish big game fish. I know that isnt necessarily on the crew but it seemed like a lot of the places we were clearly didnt have anything going on snd when we went to a place jumping with sailfish we stayed for like 40 ish minutes and left. For 600 dollars not catching a fish or having the captain try to help us out in any way, id rather find another trip to go.

Tuna weren’t biting sadly but the crew made sure we caught some other fish. Nice crew and boat and they cooked an amazing lunch. There is a restaurant next to the pier that will cook anything you catch that is also awesome. Great trip!

Owner Alex is great, accommodated my requests. Boat Crew was fantastic and importance is the safety of the boat for Kids.. Overall had fun especially being able to catch a Dog tooth tuna (about 3kg) but good enough to be brought to a restaurant to be prepared as Sashimi and Fried with Thai sweet sour sauce…